Carryover

Jill Baffert and Lynn Jacobs’ Kimmyv repulsed a challenge from Millennia at the head of the stretch and then drew off to a 6 ¼-length victory in Thursday’s $47,500 allowance feature for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.

    Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan, Kimmvy assumed command after a quarter-mile in :22.77, maintained a daylight advantage to the top of the stretch and then shrugged off a bid from Millennia to score her third victory in three starts in 2010.
    
    Kimmyv, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of El Corredor, covered the seven furlongs on a fast main track in 1:23.76. The victory was worth $30,000 and increased Kimmyv’s earnings to $82,400 with a record of 6-4-1-1.

    As the favorite in the field of seven, Kimmyv returned $3.80, $2.40 and $2.20. Millennia, ridden by Robby Albarado, returned $3.40 and $2.80 with Concert finishing third two lengths back in third under Corey Lanerie and paying $3.60 to show.

The Pick 6, which requires bettors to select the winners of races five through 10, was hit Thursday after being unsolved for the first six days of the meet. There were 134 perfect tickets (11 at Churchill Downs) resulting in a $21,317.80 payoff. The day began with a $947,641 carryover and another $3,138,615 was bet into the pool.

The Super Hi-5, which requires bettors to select the first five finishers in order, also was hit after a six-day carryover with a payoff of $30,912.10 to each of the 20 winning tickets, including one on-track.

Racing continues Friday with a 10-race program with first post time at 2:45 p.m. (EDT).

Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will host the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 1 and the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, April 30. The track will conduct its 2010 Spring Meet from Saturday, April 24 through Sunday, July 4. Churchill Downs is scheduled to host the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for a record seventh time on Nov. 5 and 6, 2010. Churchill Downs tickets are available at Tickets.ChurchillDowns.com or by calling (502) 636-4400. Additional information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at ChurchillDowns.com.

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(July 5, 2008) – There’s a $4,232 Pick 6 carryover for Sunday’s 11-race program at Churchill Downs after no one had the perfect sequence Saturday. 

Sunday’s first race is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Pick 6, which requires bettors to string together six straight winners, will cover Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:46 p.m.

Because it is closing day of the 52-day Spring Meet, there will be a mandatory payout on the Pick 6 as well as the Super Hi-5, which asks horseplayers to correctly pick the top five finishers in the final race of the day.

There’s a $10,664.79 Pick 6 carryover for Friday’s 11-race program at Churchill Downs after no one had the perfect sequence Thursday. 

Friday’s first race on the Fourth of July is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Pick 6, which requires bettors to string together six straight winners, will cover Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:49 p.m.

(June 27, 2008) – Six consecutive double-figure payoffs in the final six races on Friday’s 11-race twilight program at Churchill Downs helped trigger a $24,377 Pick 6 carryover for Saturday.

The winners in Friday’s Pick 6 sequence, which began in Race 6 were Lady Fortune ($31.20), Dominic’s Desire ($18), Geri’s Kid ($13.20), Kentucky Peaches ($25.80), Mister Fusaichi ($13.60) and Senorita’s Secrets ($29).

There also were no tickets with four or five winners. Three correct selections returned $125.20.

Saturday’s 11-race card at the Louisville racetrack begins at 1:15 p.m. (all times Eastern) and the Pick 6, which requires bettors to string together six straight winners, will cover Races 6-11 starting at approximately 3:46 p.m.

The featured event on Saturday’s program is the 108th running of the $100,000-added Debutante (Grade III), a six-furlong sprint for 2-year-old fillies that is scheduled as Race 10 at 5:51 p.m.

A victory by a 49-1 longshot in Churchill Downs' 9th race on Wednesday made a single bettor an instant millionaire with the second-largest Pick 6 payout in track history.  But the prospect of another mammoth win remained in play as the track's new Super Hi-5 wager was not hit and a record carryover pool of $866,712 will be available for the wager on the final race on Thursday's nine-race card.

        A win in Wednesday's finale by Lucille Davis's Future Prospect, who paid $100.80 to win as the second longest shot in a field of 11 claiming horses, allowed the entire Pick 6 pool of $1.127,774.60 to go to an unidentified bettor who wagered through the Nevada betting hub. The winning Pick 6 ticket consisted of numbers 5-6-1-5-1-6. Consolation payouts on tickets that contained five winners returned $3,065.60.

        A one-day carryover pool of $410,599 that was created when no one hit the Pick 6 on Saturday's Kentucky Derby Day racing program fueled Wednesday's Pick 6 betting. The Pick 6 is a $2 minimum wager that requires fans to correctly select the winners of six consecutive races.

        The massive Pick 6 payout fell just short of the record $1,168,136 payout that went to a single ticket-holder on June 25, 2003. Wednesday's wager included races 4-9 and the winning horses were:

                        4th - #5 Adhrhythm ($18.40)

                        5th - #6 Segal ($4.20)

                        6th - #1 Trainee ($8.80)

                        7th - #5 Appellate ($29)

                        8th - #1 Sprung ($6.40)

                                9th - #6 Future Prospect ($100.80) 

        While the Pick 6 went down, the new Super Hi-5 wager continued to soar into record territory with its three-day carryover pool of $866,712. The Super Hi-5, which was conducted on Wednesday's 9th race and will be offered on the same race on Thursday, is a $1 minimum bet that requires fans to correctly select the top five finishers in order in a designated race.

         Scheduled post time for Thursday's 9th race is 5:17 p.m. (all times Eastern).

        The wager was offered on Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but there were no perfect Super Hi-5 tickets on the "Run for the Roses" and that created a carryover pool of $331,928 for Wednesday's card.

        The Super Hi-5, which has been offered once per day since the Spring Meet opening on April 26, has already produced a winning payout of $33,013. That went to single bettor during Kentucky Derby Week following a one-day carryover. 

        Post time for the first of nine races on Wednesday's Churchill Downs program is 1:15 p.m. Admission gates open at 11:30 a.m.  General admission to Churchill Downs is $3, and $1 for members of the Twin Spires Club and seniors 60 and older. Admission is free for children 12 and under.

        Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby on May 2, 2009. The track's 2008 Spring Meet continues through July 6. Churchill Downs has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record six times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.

Following a traditional three-day break after the running of the $2 million-guaranteed Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I), Spring Meet racing resumes at Churchill Downs on Wednesday with large and enticing carryover pools in the track’s Pick 6 and new Super Hi-5 wagers. 

            The Pick 6, a $2 minimum wager which requires fans to correctly select the winners of six consecutive races, has a carryover pool of $410,599 heading into Wednesday’s racing.  The Super Hi-5, a $1 minimum bet that requires fans to correctly select the top five finishers in order in a designated race, has a record carryover of $331,928 for Wednesday’s racing. 

            Post time for the first of nine races on Wednesday’s Churchill Downs program is 1:15 p.m. (all times EDT).  Admission gates open at 11:30 a.m.  General admission to Churchill Downs is $3, and $1 for members of the Twin Spires Club and seniors 60 and older.  Admission is free for children 12 and under. 

            Wednesday’s Pick 6 wager will be conducted on races 4-9, and post time for the 4th race is scheduled for 2:45 p.m.   The Super Hi-5 will be offered on Wednesday’s 9th race and post time for that event is scheduled for 5:17 p.m. 

            There were no perfect tickets in Pick 6 wagering on Kentucky Derby Day although favored Big Brown was an impressive winner in the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, the final race in that day’s Pick 6 cycle.  The Super Hi-5 was also offered on the Kentucky Derby, but there were no perfect tickets at Churchill Downs or any of its simulcast outlets that day despite the triumph by Big Brown.  Odds on the horses that finished in positions two-through-five in the Derby went off at post time odds that ranged from 13-1 to 49-1.

            “Any day at the races that includes the possibility of someone becoming an ‘instant millionaire’ is exciting,” said Jim Gates, general manager of Churchill Downs.  “That could happen on either or both of these wagers, and both the Pick 6 and the Super Hi-5 offer chances offer players of every skill level, from dedicated handicappers to racing newcomers who play their favorite numbers, the chance to win big.”

            The Pick Six carryover pool ranks as the sixth-largest in track history.  The Super Hi-5, which has been offered once per day since the Spring Meet opening on April 26, has already produced a winning payout of $33,013.  That went to single bettor during Kentucky Derby Week following a one-day carryover. 

            Churchill Downs racing in the week after Kentucky Derby 134 will continue through Sunday.  Post time for racing on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday is 1:15 p.m.  Racing on Friday, May 9 will include the “Friday Happy Hours Kickoff” for the Spring Meet.  Post time for Friday’s program is 2:45 p.m.  Admission gates open at 1 p.m. 

            “Friday Happy Hours,” sponsored by Budweiser Select and Fischer’s, features $2 beer and $2 hot dogs in the track’s paddock area each week from 4-7 p.m.   Live music will be featured each week during the “Friday Happy Hours” celebrations.